Pique (river)

Pique
The pique in Cierp-Gaud
Data
Water code	FR :  00-0400
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Garonne
Drain over	Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	Pyrenees , in the municipality of Saint-Mamet 42 ° 41 ′ 41 ″  N , 0 ° 39 ′ 13 ″  E
Source height	approx.  2300  m
muzzle	below Cierp-Gaud in the Garonne Coordinates: 42 ° 55 ′ 33 ″  N , 0 ° 39 ′ 6 ″  E 42 ° 55 ′ 33 ″  N , 0 ° 39 ′ 6 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  472  m
Height difference	approx. 1828 m
Bottom slope	approx. 55 ‰
length	33 km
Left tributaries	Lys (also: Lis ), Neste d'Oô

The Pique is a river in France that runs in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region . Its source stream rises in the Pyrenees , near the border with Spain , east of the Pic de la Mine , in the municipality of Saint-Memet . In the Vallée de la Frèche, the river first arches around the Pic de la Pique (2394 m), then drains generally in a northerly direction and flows into the Garonne as a left tributary after 33 kilometers below Cierp-Gaud .

Places on the river

• Saint-Mamet
• Bagneres-de-Luchon
• Cierp-Gaud

Web links

Commons : Pique  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the river length is based on the information about the Pique at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 17, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.